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Workman Elementary School

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Workman Elementary School ranks 256 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Workman Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school located in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district in Canton, Michigan, serving 689 students in grades K-5. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic performance, with particularly strong results among its African American and Special Education student subgroups.

Workman Elementary School's 5th-grade students scored 69.2% proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 66.7% for the district and 44.4% for the state. The school's African American students ranked 5th out of 158 Michigan elementary schools in that subgroup in 2021-2022, with a 5-star rating. Workman's Special Education students also performed well, ranking 43rd out of 225 Michigan elementary schools in that subgroup in 2023-2024. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, it remains below the district average.

Workman Elementary School's high academic performance and resource allocation, with a relatively high per-student spending of $15,718 in 2023-2024 and a low student-teacher ratio of 17.2, likely contribute to its success. As a public magnet school, Workman may attract a more diverse student population and have access to additional resources and programming. The school outperforms many nearby schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district, including Miller, Tonda, and Hoben Elementary Schools.

637

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,718

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 N Denton Rd
Canton, MI 48187-2135

(734) 582-6700

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students who attend Workman Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Canton High School
	Plymouth High School
	Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Asian:

22.4%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (57% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Michigan avg39%

256^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

90^th of 613Plymouth-Canton Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	256 of 1488	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	331 of 1486	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	275 of 1470	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	162 of 1344	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	128 of 1153	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	240 of 1408	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	198 of 1448	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	324 of 1466	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.9	314 of 1548	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.8	294 of 1580	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.3	265 of 1533	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	84.3	175 of 1563	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	90.6	76 of 1566	95.1%	★★★★★
2011	82.1	112 of 1552	92.8%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	125 of 1552	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	78.0	264 of 1589	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	199 of 1577	87.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	41 of 369	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	5 of 158	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	33 of 475	93.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	53 of 95	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	47 of 84	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	32 of 51	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	66 of 101	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	107 of 173	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	76 of 184	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	129 of 180	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.0	28 of 117	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	40 of 270	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	283 of 1338	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	416 of 1342	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	279 of 1321	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	184 of 1106	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	140 of 902	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	244 of 1171	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	243 of 1443	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	210 of 1346	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	608 of 1381	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	557 of 1350	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	372 of 1099	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.2	1105 of 1397	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	201 of 1366	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	250 of 1347	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	254 of 1334	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	149 of 1139	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	116 of 915	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	196 of 1196	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	196 of 1446	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	91 of 252	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	43 of 225	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	48 of 195	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.4	82 of 403	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	247 of 1206	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	259 of 1204	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	244 of 1198	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	88 of 1102	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	104 of 1005	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	263 of 1128	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	283 of 1253	77.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+27 vs state

English Language Arts61%+19 vs state

Social Studies52%+22 vs state

Math51%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 1, 2016

We love the staff and parent involvement. I can only rave about this school. It has made such a positive impact on my children. We thought our last school was great, but Workman is even better. The principal is amazing. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Workman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	250 N Denton Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 582-6700	637	36	17.8	10.7%	374 (58.7%)	59 (9.3%)	28 (4.4%)	143 (22.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	81.4	256^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.8%		74.6	331^st of 1486 public elementary schools	77.7%	75			59.6	54.6	69.2			60.5	44.4	47.8			67.4		52.2		$15,718	$1,296	$14,423
Dodson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	205 N Beck Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 981-8003	470	32	14.6	20.4%	294 (62.6%)	48 (10.2%)	13 (2.8%)	76 (16.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	82.5	237^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.1%		89	134^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.0%	103			43.9	65.2	78.2			54.9	68.1	67.9			55.1		42.3		$17,599	$1,682	$15,917
Canton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	49100 Ford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Canton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 453-9517	774	37	20.8	35.3%	151 (19.5%)	191 (24.7%)	51 (6.6%)	303 (39.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (9.7%)	81.5	254^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.9%		90.5	98^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.4%	156	87.5	75.0	50.0	60.4	63.5	69.8	63.5	53.8	58.7	45.3	66.7	54.7	51.8	69.6	50.6	87.0	$11,363	$1,152	$10,211
Achieve Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3250 Denton Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Achieve Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 397-0960	771	36	21.3	29.4%	132 (17.1%)	159 (20.6%)	18 (2.3%)	371 (48.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.0%)	95.2	50^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.6%		91.8	83^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	94.4%	33	93.9	68.3	77.8	77.4	82.0	70.4	69.9	81.5	62.7	66.3	58.5	64.9	66.3	74.4	57.3	82.9	$11,333	$661	$10,672
Tonda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46501 Warren Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-6100	476	28	17.1	14.1%	381 (80.0%)	15 (3.2%)	19 (4.0%)	33 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	87.8	161^st of 1488 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.6	122^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	91.8%	39			62.5	57.1	70.9			70.0	71.4	51.2			64.0		46.5		$15,753	$1,582	$14,171
Hoben Elementary School	Public	K-5	44680 Saltz Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 981-8670	443	27	16.6	24.6%	300 (67.7%)	40 (9.0%)	32 (7.2%)	48 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	68.9	425^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.4%		66.7	463^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	68.8%	38			49.3	65.0	55.0			54.1	70.0	37.5			37.5		35.0		$15,541	$1,377	$14,163
Bentley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 S Sheldon Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 397-6360	479	30	16.0	20.5%	288 (60.1%)	51 (10.6%)	27 (5.6%)	77 (16.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	63.6	516^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.3%		60	550^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.0%	34			40.0	38.3	61.7			56.7	29.6	36.9			53.6		50.0		$17,085	$1,295	$15,790
South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10550 Geddes Rd	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 484-0118	631	38	16.5	74.3%	133 (21.1%)	280 (44.4%)	120 (19.0%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (13.8%)	23.3	1103^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	25.9%		37.2	900^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.4%	203	52.0	12.0	25.0	25.6	31.0	27.3	24.5	36.1	25.6	13.8	18.2	25.0	24.1	36.0	6.9	36.7	$14,694	$2,027	$12,667
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3085 S Canton Center Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 398-5658	822	41	20.2	46.8%	224 (27.3%)	268 (32.6%)	35 (4.3%)	186 (22.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (13.1%)	88.6	143^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	90.4%		87.1	162^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	89.1%	19	85.7	39.3	69.6	54.4	75.8	67.7	67.3	69.6	55.3	54.9	51.6	60.0	65.9	53.6	57.1	60.7	$11,782	$963	$10,819
Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	43721 Hanford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 416-4800	480	29	16.4	36.0%	290 (60.4%)	92 (19.2%)	32 (6.7%)	35 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	56.9	609^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.1%		67.1	454^th of 1486 public elementary schools	69.4%	155			47.6	53.6	42.5			52.4	48.6	30.1			37.0		26.0		$16,351	$1,661	$14,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Workman Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Workman Elementary School?

Students at Workman Elementary School are 59% White, 22% Asian, 9% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Workman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Workman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Canton High School
High : Plymouth High School
High : Salem High School

What district is Workman Elementary School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Is Workman Elementary School a good school?

Workman Elementary School ranks 256^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Workman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Workman Elementary School.

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